Updated Nov. 8 at 8:44 a.m.  With all precincts reporting, 74 percent of voters within Tomball ISD approved the district's $275 million bond referendum Nov. 7. “I’d like to express my appreciation to the voters for their support of our students and this bond referendum,” TISD Superintendent Martha Salazar-Zamora said in a statement. “Bond 2017 will enable us to build new facilities to accommodate growth in Tomball ISD. We are thankful for the passage of this bond.”
All results are unofficial until canvassed. Updated Nov. 7 at 10:20 p.m. Seventy-two percent of voters within Tomball ISD approved the district's $275 million bond referendum Nov. 7 with 60 percent of applicable precincts reporting in Harris County and 100 percent of precincts reporting in Montgomery County. More than 1,800 voters of 2,521 total voters cast their ballots in favor of the bond referendum during both the early and Election Day voting periods. Tomball ISD officials declined to comment Tuesday night. As the district spans two counties, the bond referendum appeared on ballots in both Harris and Montgomery counties. In Harris County, 74 percent of voters—1,595 of 2,144 votes, supported the TISD bond referendum. In Montgomery County, 59 percent of voters—224 of 377 votes—cast a ballot in favor of the bond referendum. All results are unofficial until canvassed. Original Post: Early voters show support for $275 million Tomball ISD bond referendum Tomball ISD brought its $275 million bond referendum before voters on Tuesday to address anticipated enrollment growth on the south side of the district from 2018 to 2022. According to unofficial early voting results in Harris and Montgomery counties, 967 of 1,396 voters—69 percent of early voters—approved the bond referendum. All results are unofficial until canvassed. The bond referendum includes plans for two new schools, campus renovations, new facilities and additional technology and buses with no planned property tax rate increase, according to TISD officials. The two new schools, which would be located in southern TISD, would relieve Willow Wood Junior High School and Wildwood Elementary School, TISD Director of Communications Staci Stanfield previously said. Additional bond projects include funds for an expansion to Tomball Memorial High School, 20 additional buses for new bus routes, a natatorium at Tomball Memorial High School, an agriculture project barn and auditorium renovations at Tomball High School, turf additions to baseball and softball fields, land acquisition, instructional technology and a new districtwide football stadium.